Stories of Stories
In each episode of Stories of Stories, host Mike Chin explores the story behind a creative project, process, or experience.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2021
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Episode 23 [All Campus] Zombies vs Humans
In this episode, Mike Chin discusses "[All Campus] Zombies vs Humans" an epistolary flash fiction piece originally published by Spectator & Spooks. You can read the piece free online here: http://spe…
00:10:50 |
Sat 25 Feb 2017
Episode 22 Ranking All 69 Counting Crows Songs
In this edition of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his BuzzFeed feature ranking all of the Counting Crows studio tracks at the time (2014, in advance of the Somewhere Under Wonderland album).…
00:26:00 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
Episode 21 Commemoration and Wedding Day
In this edition of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses a pair of flash fiction pieces Commemoration and Wedding Day, which capture the wife and husband's sides, respectively, of the same courthou…
00:13:00 |
Fri 09 Dec 2016
Episode 20 The Joke
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discuses The Joke, a prose poem recalling a childhood memory. The poem was published in The Chiron Review in 2016.
00:18:07 |
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Episode 19 Chirps
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Chirps, a short story about a smoke detector that wants to be a bird with some undertones about what it means to be an artist. The story was…
00:13:29 |
Sat 15 Oct 2016
Episode 18 Three Words That Became Hard To Say
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Three Words That Became Hard To Say, his twice-monthly blog of personal stories, musings, and potpourri.
00:29:48 |
Thu 15 Sep 2016
Episode 17 After We Finished Playing
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses After We Finished Playing, a short story about a no-longer young couple stuck in traffic when one of them has to pee very badly. The story …
00:13:17 |
Wed 10 Aug 2016
Episode 16: Clown Faces
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Clown Faces, an off-beat short story two young women at clown college. The story is part of the anthology, Things You Can Create available f…
00:17:54 |
Fri 15 Jul 2016
Episode 15: Preston Burns
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses "Preston Burns: Life Unlimited," a fictional blog that featured ongoing and interlocking story lines, for which he posted a new entry 828 st…
00:27:44 |
Sun 19 Jun 2016
Ripples
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Ripples, a horror-ish short story about a man on a road trip with his daughter, hunting monsters. Read the full story here: http://thisdarkm…
00:12:12 |
Sat 07 May 2016
Episode 13: Dockerty's Daughter
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses "Dockerty's Daughter," a short story about a little girl who may or may not travel through time and the father who disappears chasing after …
00:10:05 |
Sat 09 Apr 2016
Episode 11: Watching The Dogs
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses "Watching The Dogs," a piece of flash fiction published in The Kentucky Review in the summer of 2015 (full text available online here: http:…
00:08:48 |
Sun 14 Feb 2016
Episode 10: The ACB Cool 100
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses The Cool 100--a countdown on The A Cappella Blog that led to a lot of controversy, site traffic, and lessons learned.
00:22:20 |
Sat 16 Jan 2016
Episode 9: Free Throw
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Free Throw, a YA novel he wrote during his teenage years, including a discussion of novel-writing process, being a young writer, and what se…
00:25:55 |
Sat 12 Dec 2015
Episode 8: Truth or Dare
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "Truth or Dare," full text available free online in CaKe: A Journal of Poetry and Art here: http://haveasliceofcakepoetry.b…
00:12:52 |
Sat 14 Nov 2015
Episode 7 The MFA Application Process
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses creative writing MFA programs with a focus on the application process, and additional conversation about whether the MFA is necessary and hi…
00:54:34 |
Sat 17 Oct 2015
Episode 6: Waiting For Flight
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "Waiting for Flight," full text available free online in The Rappahannock Review here: http://www.rappahannockreview.com/ch…
00:09:02 |
Sat 19 Sep 2015
Episode 5: The Rules We Follow
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "The Rules We Follow," full text available from Siren Zine here: https://sirenzine.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/michael-chin/
00:08:57 |
Fri 21 Aug 2015
Episode 4: Benny Ran Away From Nerding Camp
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "Benny Ran Away From Nerding Camp," available in print in the Spring 2012 issue of The New Sound.
00:14:29 |
Sat 25 Jul 2015
Episode 3: The Magnificent Seven
In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses the crafting and process of his pro wrestling column, The Magnificent Seven, featured weekly on 411mania.com.
00:43:32 |
Sat 27 Jun 2015
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